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ORDER OF SERVICE 



FOR USE ON THE 



SABBATH BEFORE THANKSGIVING DAY 



Nineteen Hundred and Five 



IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 

250th Anniversary of the 

Settlement of the Jews in the 
United States 




Published by the 
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To the Rabbis and Presidents of the 
Jewish Congregations of the United States: 

The Executive Committee in charge of the Celebration 
of the 2^oth Anniversary of the Settlement of the Jews in 
the United States, with the co-operation of the various Rab- 
binical and Congregational Unions of the Country, has taken 
steps to arrange for the observance of this anniversary in 
the various syfiagogues of the country on the Sabbath before 
Thanksgiving Day, 1905, zvhich will be observed this year 
on Thursday, November 30. In order to secure the widest 
observance of this anniversary, a Committee on "Form of 
Prayer" zvas appointed on May 16^ 1905^ consisting of the 
following: Rev. Dr. H. Pereira Mendes {Chairman), Rev. 
Dr. M. H. Harris, Rev. Dr. Philip Klein, Rev. Dr. K. Kohler, 
Dr. S. Schechter, Rev. Dr. Samuel Schulman and Rev. Dr. Joseph 
Silverman. This Committee has prepared the enclosed "service," 
including a Prayer. 

We earnestly request that on the Sabbath mentioned your 
congregation unite in the Celebration, and in order to insure 
a uniform ritual throughout the country, that use be made of 
the accompanying Order of Service. 

THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 
New York, October 1, 1905. 



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(To be recited before the return of the Scroll of the Law to the Ark.) 

{To be chosen by the Congregation.') 

2. p0alm c\\\. 

{To he read in responses by the Minister and the Congregation. ) 

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{To be recited before the return of the Scroll of the Law to the Ark.) 
(To be chosen by the Congregation.) 

2. pealm evil 

(To be read in responses by the Minister and the Congregation.) 

Minister — Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, 
For His mercy endureth for ever. 

Congregation — Thus let the redeemed of the Lord say. 
Whom He hath deUvered from the hand of the enemy, 
Whom He hath gathered from many lands, 
From the east and from the west, from the north and from 
the south. 

M. — They wandered in the wilderness, in a desert way. 
They found not any inhabited city, 

C. — Hungry were they, and athirst also. 
Their soul fainted within them. 

M. — Then in their trouble they cried unto the Lord, 
And He delivered them out of their distresses. 

C. — He guided them by a straight way. 

That they might reach an inhabited city. 



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iW.— Let them give thanks unto the Lord for His mercy, 
And for His wonderful works for the children of men. 

C. — For He satisfieth the longing soul, 

And the hungry soul He filleth with good. 

M. — Such as sat in darkness and the shadow of death. 
Being bound in misery and iron, 

C. — Because they rebelled against the words of God, 
And contemned the counsel of the Most High, 

M. — He brought low their heart in affliction, 
They fell, and there was no helper. 

C. — Then in their trouble they cried unto the Lord, 
And He saved them out of their distresses. 

M. — He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, 
And He brake their bonds in sunder. 

C. — Let them give thanks unto the Lord for His mercy. 
And for His wonderful works for the children of men. 
M. — For He hath broken the gates of brass. 
The bars of iron hath He cut in sunder. 
C— The senseless suffer because of their transgression, and 
because of their iniquities are afflicted. 
M. — Their souls loathe all manner of lood, 

And they draw near unto the gates of death. 
C. — Then in their trouble they cry unto the Lord, 
And He saveth them out of their distress. 
M. — He sendeth forth His word and He healeth them, 
And rescueth them from their graves. 
C. — Let them give thanks unto the Lord for His mercy, 
And for His wonderful works for the children of men. 
M. — Let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving. 
And declare His works with song. 
C. — ^They that go down to the sea in ships. 
That do business in the mighty waters, 
M. — ^They see the works of the Lord, 
And His wonders in the deep. 
C. — He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind. 
And it lifteth up the billows on high. 



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M. — They mount up to heaven, they go down to the depths. 
Their soul melteth in trouble ; 
C. — They stagger, they reel like a drunken man, 
And all their wisdom vanishes. 
M. — Then in their trouble they cry unto the Lord, 
And He delivereth them out of their distresses. 
C. — He maketh the storm a calm. 
And the waves are stilled. 
M. — Then they rejoice because they are quiet. 

And He leadeth them unto their desired haven. 
C. — Let them give thanks unto the Lord for His mercy, 
And for His wonderful v/orks for the children of men. 
M. — Let them extol Him in the assembly of the people. 
And praise Him in the council of the elders. 
C. — He turneth rivers into a wilderness, 

And water-springs into thirsty ground ; 
M. — A fruitful land into a salt desert. 

Because of the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 
C. — He turneth the desert into a lake of water, 
And dry ground into water-springs. 
M. — He causeth the hungry to dwell there, 
And they establish a city of habitation. 
C. — They sow fields, they plant vineyards. 
Which yield the fruits of increase. 
M. — He blesseth them, and they increase greatly, 
Their herds He doth not diminish. 
C. — And when they are made few and brought low 
Through oppression, evil and sorrow, 
M. — He poureth contempt upon the nobles, 
He leadeth them into a pathless waste. 
C. — And He raiseth the poor from affliction. 
And setteth up families like flocks. 
M. — ^The righteous behold, and rejoice, 
And all iniquity stoppeth her mouth. 
C. — Whoso is wise, let him give heed to these things, 
And let men consider the mercies of the Lord. 



3, psalm cyviil verses 1-24. 

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3, p0alm cpiii. verses 1-24. 

(To be chanted by the Reader and Choir.) 

Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, 

For His mercy endureth for ever. 

Now let Israel say : 

"That His mercy endureth for ever." 

Let the house of Aaron now say : 

"That His mercy endureth for ever." 

Let them that fear the Lord now say : 

"That His mercy endureth for ever," 

Out of my distress I called upon the Lord, 

He answered me with deliverance. 

The Lord is for me, I shall not fear ; 

What can man do unto me? 

The Lord is for me, among them that help me, 

So shall I look zuith triumph upon them that hate me. 

It is better to trust in the Lord 

Than to put confidence in man. 

It is better to trust in the Lord 

Than to put confidence in princes. 

All nations compassed me about. 

In the name of the Lord I will cut them ofif. 

They beset me around, yea, they compassed me about. 

In the name of the Lord I will cut them off. 

They surrounded me like bees. 

They were quenched as the fire of thorns. 

In the name of the Lord I will cut them off. 

Thou didst thrust me sore, that I might fall. 

But the Lord helped me. 

My strength and my song is the Lord. 

He is become my salvation. 

The sound of rejoicing and salvation 

Is in the tents of the righteous. 

The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 

The right hand of the Lord is exalted : 

The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 

I shall not die, but I shall live. 

And declare the works of the Lord. 



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The Lord hath chastened me sore, 

But He hath not given me over to death. 

Open unto me the gates of righteousness, 

I will enter into them, 1 will give thanks unto the Lord. 

This is the gate of the Lord, 

They that are righteous shall enter therein. 

I will give thanks unto Thee, for Thou hast answered me, 

And art become my salvation. 

The stone which the builders rejected 

Is become the chief corner-stone. 

From the Lord, this hath come to pass. 

It is marvellous in our eyes. 

This is the day which the Lord hath made. 

Let us rejoice and be glad thereon. 

O Lord, our God, God of our fathers, Ruler of nations, we wor- 
ship Thee and praise Thy name for Thy mercy and for Thy truth. 
On this day of our rejoicing we will make mention of Thy loving 
kindness according to all that Thou hast bestowed on us and we 
will proclaim Thy great goodness toward the house of Israel. For 
Thou didst say. Surely they are My people, children that will not 
deal falsely; so Thou hast been our Saviour. 

Throughout the past ages Thou hast carried Israel as on eagles' 
wings. From the bondage of Egypt, through the trials of the 
wilderness. Thou didst bring us and didst plant us in the land 
which Thou didst choose. In the sorrows of Babylon, Thy love 
and pity redeemed us ; and when dispersed in every land, Thy 
Divine presence accompanied us in every affliction. Yea, when we 
passed through the waters. Thou wast with us, and through the 
rivers they did not overflow us ; when we walked through fire, we 
were not burned. From nation to nation Thou didst lead us, until 
the hand of the oppressor was weakened and the day of human 
rights began to dawn. Wherever we found a resting place, and 
built Thee a sanctuary. Thou didst dwell in our midst, and cleav- 
ing unto Thee, O Lord, we are alive this day. 

We thank Thee that Thou hast sustained us unto this day, and 
that in the fullness of Thy mercy Thou hast vouchsafed to us of 
the seed of Israel a soil on which to grow strong in freedom and in 

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fidelity to Thy truth. Thou hast opened unto us this blessed haven 
of our beloved land. Everlasting God, in whose eyes a thousand 
years are as yesterday which is past and as a watch of the night, 
we lift up our hearts in gratitude to Thee, in that two hundred 
and fifty years ago Thou didst guide a little band of Israel's chil- 
dren who, seeking freedom to worship Thee, found it in a land 
which, with Thy blessing, became a refuge of freedom and justice 
for the oppressed of all peoples. We thank Thee that our lot has 
fallen in pleasant places. Verily, O Lord God of Israel, Thou 
hast given rest unto Thy people, rest from our sorrow, and from 
the hard bondage wherein we were made to serve. 

O Lord, look down from Thy holy habitation from heaven and 
bless this Republic. Preserve it in the liberty which has been pro- 
claimed in the land, and in the righteousness which is its founda- 
tion. Bless it with prosperity and peace. May it adyance from 
strength to strength and continue to be a refuge for all who seek 
its shelter. Imbue all its citizens with a spirit of loyalty to its 
ideals. May they be ever mindful that the blessings of liberty are 
safeguarded by obedience to law, and that the prosperity of the 
nation rests upon trust in Thy goodness and reverence for Thy 
commandments. Bless the President and his counsellors, the 
judges, lawgivers, and executives of our country. Put forth 
upon them the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of 
counsel and the spirit of might, the spirit of knowledge and the 
fear of the Lord. May America become a light to all peoples, 
teaching the world that righteousness exalteth a nation. 

Our Father in Heaven, Who lovest all nations, all men are Thy 
children. Thou dost apportion tasks to peoples according to their 
gifts of mind and heart. But all are revealing Thy marvelous 
plans for mankind. May the day speedily dawn when Thy king- 
dom will be established on earthy when nations shall learn war no 
more, when peace shall be the crowning reward of a world re- 
deemed by justice, and all men shall know Thee, from the greatest 
unto the least. Then shall loving kindness and truth meet, 
righteousness and peace kiss each other, truth spring forth from 
earth and righteousness look down from heaven. May all hearts 
serve Thee with one accord and recognize that Thou art One and 
Thy Name is One. Amen. 

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